The four most basic movements of Latin dance are usually summarized as four foot positions, and it is from these four commonly used footwork that the steps and movements in Latin dance are composed.
1, a foot is the right leg as the center of gravity, (center of gravity foot) left leg straight forward, (power foot) with the little toe point on the ground, stretching the ankle, tense knee. (Both men are one-position foot)
2. Two-position foot is the same with the right leg as the center of gravity, the left leg with the big toe pressed against the floor, sliding to the left, straightening on the left side, parallel to the right leg, pointing the ground with the big toe, waist and hips driving the heel to rotate externally, stretching the ankle and knee. (The man is the two-bit foot)
3. The three-bit foot is to continue to move the left foot backward, straighten behind the right foot, and point the ground with the big toe. The focus is still on the waist and hips to drive the thigh external rotation, turn the heel to the right, this is very important, turn the left heel is opening the left waist and hips. (The man is a three-position foot)
4, four-position foot is to put the left leg in the back of the straightened, bent knee forward against the back of the right knee. (Men's side is four feet)
The four foot position into a mnemonic: one foot forward; two feet beside; three feet back; four feet clamp.
Latin dance has five kinds of dance: rumba, cha-cha, samba, cowboy dance, bullfighting dance. The five Latin dances have their own styles, the passion of samba, cha-cha-cha's lively, rumba's graceful, bullfighting's strong, cowboy's funny, irresistible charm makes the Latin dance popular all over the world.
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Practicing Latin dance should be done in the following ways:
Latin dance is the most popular dance in the world. p>Practicing Latin Dance Notes
Beginners
For beginners, it is recommended to focus on jumping on the basic step, which seems to be simple, but not many people really do it well, don't think that a few beats of the basic step is so simple, there is a lot of learning in it, and it is important to get that feeling by learning the Latin dance steps.
When dancing Latin dance, the state of the human body should be divided into 3 parts.
1. The upper body, especially the shoulders should be lofty, reflecting the nobility of the Spaniards and the essence of white culture in Latin dance.
2. The middle part of the body, including the waist and hips, should be tightened and twisted to its heart's content, reflecting the lively and outgoing characteristics of African culture.
3. The lower part of the body, the legs and feet have their origins in Indian culture, and some of the steps in Latin dance have their origins here.
So in order to dance well in Latin dance, you must appreciate these 3 characteristics, and it is really not easy to blend the diverse personalities into the body language.